Invisible College applications close on Friday

Applications to our new residential seminar close this coming Friday, 31st May

In case you missed it, Works in Progress released a new issue: 15.

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In August Works in Progress is hosting a week-long residential seminar in Cambridge for people aged 18–22. During this week, we aim to give attendees a thorough grounding in three of the topics most important to us: how the world got rich; what is going wrong with science today; and how to design public policies so they have a chance of being implemented.

We are delighted that we have had hundreds of applications since we announced the programme, many of which are very strong. We wanted to remind our readers that applications are closing this Friday 31st, just in case there are people who wanted to apply but forgot. To do so, you must only fill out this very short application form. If you have any other questions, feel free to email me (Ben Southwood) at bswud@stripe.com.

Invisible College will involve lectures, discussions, and other classes led by the people that we think are making the biggest impacts on these subjects today, including Works in Progress authors such as Saloni Dattani, Stuart Ritchie, and Anton Howes, John Myers, Samuel Hughes, and Lauren Gilbert. Many past authors will also be in attendance for lunches and dinners, including Tamara Winter, Michael Story, Nick Cowen, James Phillips, Laura Ryan, Anya Martin, and Guillaume Blanc.

The programme’s name comes from the supposed group of seventeenth century thinkers known as the Invisible College, led by the Irish chemist Robert Boyle and the English economist Sir William Petty.

Attendance is open to anyone around the world who will be aged 18–22 in August 2024. The main requirement is that you are thirsty for knowledge, curious about new ideas, and excited about shaping the world of the future. Please forward this invitation on to anyone you know whom you think might fit the bill.

It is free to attend, including food and accommodation, and we can fund travel within the UK if you can demonstrate hardship.

I look forward to seeing you there!